By Michael Fisher and Allison Zmuda Now that remote learning has been underway for a couple of weeks, we thought it would be a good time to turn down the volume a little and begin the process of focusing on Read More …
Remote Learning Experiences Map (AKA Be a filter, not a dump truck)
The Growth Moment No One Anticipated
This year has been a journey! That’s how I intended to end this school year when speaking to the individual teachers I’ve worked with this year. Last summer when we started ramping up plans on how we would grow a Read More …
Curriculum Triage: How Do We Manage the Instructional Challenge Right Now?
By Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda Right now as we write, there is a ten year old in Seattle who has been at home for two weeks and the charm is wearing off. There is a 15 year Read More …
Be Here Not
I was in my late forties when I saw the first print ad for a “smartphone.” It was a Blackberry, on a towel, with sand in the background. “Now you can bring the office to the beach!” it said. Why Read More …
Mom School: Prototyping a Schedule that Works for My Son and Me
The outbreak of COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for me to combine my personal and professional lives in a fun little thought experiment: How can I create the ideal personalized learning scenario for Jude that honors what I believe as Read More …
How to Help Dispel Fake News in the COVID-19 Era
Earlier this week, a student asked me if the COVID-19 outbreak started because someone ate a live bat. Another asked if the government was going to lock him in his house against his will. Yet another asked if we were Read More …
Thinking Flexibly in the COVID-19 Crisis: Continuing to Grow Learning Practices in a Time of Uncertainty
This collection of posts is a co-created endeavor from a group of friends and colleagues who want to stay true to our own personalized mindset by co-creating and problem-solving ways to navigate the unexpected move to an online learning ecosystem. Read More …
Coronavirus Conversations: Leveraging Networks and Resources for Online Learning
This post first appeared on digigogy and is reprinted with permission. As learners are potentially and quickly shifting from a physical space to a more connected online and public space, teachers want to maintain opportunities for exploration, staying on track Read More …
#remotelearning- It’s Happening…
This post first appeared on Langwitches: The Magic of Learning and is reprinted with permission. So, it’s happening! After years of other priorities, cautious baby steps, technophobia or technology integration as substitution of the way we have traditionally taught and Read More …
5 Tips for Families as They Transition to Home Learning
With the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 prevention plans underway, many parents, guardians, and caregivers have suddenly found themselves in the role of the homeschool teacher. In some cases, schools are figuring out how they can best manage online learning. In Read More …